Chapter 21: The Eighth Spiritual Pearl

How can I expose myself at a time like this!

“Lu Jin!”

“You think just because you sneak-attacked me, you’re my match? I will show you the insurmountable gap between us!”

Yang Dianfeng gritted his teeth. As his voice fell, a burst of white Spiritual Energy erupted from his body, enveloping him in an instant.

In the next moment, the white Spiritual Energy turned crimson, a field of blood-red that emitted a gloomy aura, instantly shrouding Liu Ruyan as well.

At the same time, a transmission slip was sent out.

“Hm? Hiding?”

Lu Jin’s gaze sank. Yang Dianfeng wasn’t launching an attack against him but had activated a defensive war-weapon to protect himself!

“Hmph!” Yang Dianfeng snorted coldly:

“Lu Jin, this is my super defensive weapon, the Black Tortoise Blood Armor. Not even my Shizun, Elder Chiyu, can break it! Let’s see what you can do to me!”

After unleashing the Black Tortoise Blood Armor, Yang Dianfeng became fearless. He even sat cross-legged and began healing his injuries without a moment’s hesitation.

“Senior Brother, this…”

Seeing Yang Dianfeng in this state, Liu Ruyan’s heart was filled with apprehension.

“Relax. A defense that even my Shizun cannot break is something he won’t be able to crack even if he tries until he dies!”

Hearing this, Liu Ruyan nodded. “I believe in you, Senior Brother!”

After speaking, she sat cross-legged and began healing.

Having been ambushed by Lu Jin, the injuries the two sustained were not light and required immediate treatment.

The reason Yang Dianfeng was so calm wasn’t just because of the powerful defense, but also because he had already sent a transmission slip to his Senior Sister.

That Senior Sister, also an expert from the Scarlet Moon Holy Land, possessed a powerful cultivation at the Sixth-Grade Golden Core Realm. The reason they had come here was precisely that his Senior Sister wanted to hunt demon beasts and use the power of their demon cores to break through her realm.

Moreover, the place where his Senior Sister was located was not far from here!

“Oh? Is that so?”

Lu Jin sensed the fluctuations emanating from the Black Tortoise Blood Armor and was inwardly startled. This defensive power was indeed considerable. Even without attacking, he knew that with his current realm, he truly couldn’t break it.

However, a thought suddenly occurred to him: he wanted to test the capabilities of the Burial Heaven Coffin. After all, Empress Qinglian had said that some of the hidden divine abilities of the Coffin of Burying Heaven needed to be explored by him.

“Yang Dianfeng, Liu Ruyan, aren’t you celebrating a little too early!”

Buzz!

As Lu Jin’s voice fell, a suction force instantly emitted from the Burial Heaven Coffin, enveloping the Black Tortoise Blood Armor.

Boom!

In that instant, blood-red light erupted from the Black Tortoise Blood Armor. The powerful defensive force began to vibrate, as if trying to shake it off.

“This defensive power is indeed domineering enough!”

Lu Jin was stunned. He clearly saw that even a divine object of heaven and earth like the Burial Heaven Coffin couldn’t display even a fraction of its divine abilities when the owner’s cultivation was insufficient.

The defensive power Yang Dianfeng unleashed was indeed stronger than anything he had seen before. Due to the shackles on his own cultivation, the current devouring power of the Coffin of Burying Heaven wasn’t enough to swallow it instantly.

However…

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The devouring power of the Burial Heaven Coffin continued to emit, and the power on the Black Tortoise Blood Armor surged continuously in response. The two forces constantly entangle and clash, the humming sound unceasing. In this process, the Burial Heaven Coffin actually began to nibble away at that defensive power.

“Hm? What is going on?”

Yang Dianfeng had initially been brimming with confidence in his defensive power, but as this suction force continued to nibble away at his defense, his expression turned to astonishment.

He could clearly feel the defense on the Black Tortoise Blood Armor being eaten!

Although the speed wasn’t fast, it was steady and sure. Moreover, no matter how he tugged or tried to stop it, the devouring force didn’t weaken in the slightest! It was an unstoppable force. Although weak, he found himself helpless against it!

“What kind of means does this kid possess to eat away even my Black Tortoise Blood Armor slowly!”

Yang Dianfeng almost instantly fell into a state of rage!

Liu Ruyan’s expression gradually became tense. Ever since Lu Jin’s powerful return, the various methods he displayed had constantly kept her guessing. Now that he could even erode such a powerful defense, her heart grew even more uneasy.

“Senior Brother, what should we do! If he breaks the defense, I’m afraid we won’t be his match with our current injuries. This guy’s methods are vicious; it bodes ill for us…”

“Don’t worry, my Senior Sister will arrive very soon. Let’s join forces and hold on!”

Yang Dianfeng said. As his voice faded, he stopped healing and joined Liu Ruyan in exerting their techniques, continuously pouring their internal Spiritual Energy into the Black Tortoise Blood Armor.

Because they were already heavily injured, exerting techniques now was strenuous. Liu Ruyan even spat out another mouthful of fresh blood, her appearance becoming extremely withered.

“Let’s see how long you can last.”

Lu Jin sneered.

The Burial Heaven Coffin simultaneously devoured and fed back energy. As pure Spiritual Power entered his Dantian, the power within the seventh Spirit Pearl in his body began to accumulate rapidly, and his entire aura climbed steadily.

Devouring the Black Tortoise Blood Armor was also a cultivation process for him.

“Hm?”

During this process, Lu Jin sensed another force frantically tugging against his devouring power.

It was another devouring force.

“Liu Ruyan? This is a power generated from cultivating a special martial art, and the grade of this technique seems very high…”

Lu Jin was somewhat surprised, his gaze falling on Liu Ruyan.

This force was emanating precisely from her. At this moment, Liu Ruyan was indeed executing a martial technique; the surrounding Spiritual Energy danced with her movements, confronting his power.

The humming sound continued without pause, the entire process lasting for the time it takes an incense stick to burn.

Suddenly, a slight fluctuation arose within Lu Jin’s body. At the same time, a thundercloud began to gather in the sky above.

The eighth Spirit Pearl gradually manifested!

Kacha!

When the first bolt of heavenly thunder descended, the Black Tortoise Blood Armor was directly struck, disintegrating instantly into nothingness!

Yang Dianfeng and Liu Ruyan spat blood wildly. During the time of the incense stick, they had suffered extreme devastation, their internal Spiritual Energy continuously drained, plunging them into a desperate state!

“The eighth Spirit Pearl has condensed!”

Lu Jin narrowed his eyes. He hadn’t expected that after devouring the opponent’s Black Tortoise Blood Armor, he would actually condense another Spirit Pearl!

This also indirectly proved the high grade of Yang Dianfeng’s defensive weapon.

However, he did not intend to advance his realm here.

Yang Dianfeng had said earlier that his Senior Sister would arrive immediately. If he chose to advance here, he would likely be interrupted, which would be very dangerous.

Whoosh!

Just as he thought this, a figure suddenly descended with rapid speed. A woman in red clothes, her aura rolling and powerful, appeared in his line of sight.

“Sixth-Grade Golden Core Realm? I’m not her match yet. Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is the best!”

Lu Jin instantly retracted all his aura and hid far away in the distance.

“Senior Sister Wang! Save me!”

Yang Dianfeng spat blood, letting out a wail like a ghost or wolf. Liu Ruyan’s aura was even more withered, having lost almost half her life!